Lynne Uptin
Microcachrys tetragonis 130 ma : Creeping Strawberry Vine, 2025
watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed
52 x 75 cm (paper size) 61 x 87 cm (frame size)
BG11070
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This is the most palaeoendemic plant in Tasmania. The genus dates back 130 million years or more, growing before the era of the dinosaurs, and used to be one of...
This is the most palaeoendemic plant in Tasmania. The genus dates back 130 million years or more, growing before the era of the dinosaurs, and used to be one of the most common plants in the southern hemisphere. Now all that’s left is this one species, which has itself been around for at least 20 million years.